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Drug Facts

  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Babies can be born addicted to drugs.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.

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